As it seems, the process took place just this month. On November 4th, Jillian took action to dismiss the divorce papers that the couple had filed earlier, and that request was met on the 10th. The divorce papers were originally filed back in January 2015.

The couple decided to try dating again, and were often spotted being sweet and romantic while out in public. And hey — it worked. In May of this year, Dempsey officially stated that him and his wife were “back on”. So, this has been a huge year for them.

Once things were looking rocky, both Jillian and Patrick decided to give counseling a try. After all, there was so much history there, that it’d be a shame to let it all fade away when feelings were (obviously) still present.

“We decided it was time to get in there and work on our individual issues and our issues as a couple,” he said to People Magazine. “I wasn’t prepared to give up on her and she wasn’t either. We were both committed. We both wanted to fight.”